Advertising device



Oct. 28, 1930. C; s,- Mcm-NRE l/,780r090 ADVERTISING DEVICE Filed April 12o. 1929 2 sheets-sheet I F/GJ.

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PiorlfisNr oFFicE CHARLES sHiELDs iviCINTiBE, orLoNDoN, ENGLAND, AssIGNon To Mito GHANGERS (192s) LrMITnn'or Loren, ENGLAND, A COMPANY or GREAT BRITAIN 4AKD,TERTISING DEVICE Application iedapriizo, 192e, seriaiNo. aseeeand in Great Britain Mayf15, 192s.l

This invention',y relates to advertising devices and has for its'object to provide an improved construction of device adapted for use in conjunctionjwith machines and Vapparatus' such .as cash registers, money changing machines and the like.

ln accordance with the inventionthereare provided in the upper part of the casing of the apparatus or machine behind a glazed opening at each sidethereof sprocket/wheels on which are suspended chains. Between the links yoit lthe chains are securedplates or the i, like containing suitable vadvertising matter which plates 'are adapted to be'bronght in suci cession on each partial rotation oi' the sprockets opposite the glazed opening. yThese sprockets are turned through Apart ot a revolntion to bring another plate oppositey the glazedopening, oni each operation of one of the press levers ofthe machine by gearing operated by clockwork or by the press lever orv the like. rlhus on each depression of one of the press levers or the like the sprockets are partially rotated and a new advertisement is projected in front of the glazed opening.

A lamp may be located in the back of the casing behind or beneath the advertising device so as to illuminate the plates containing the advertisements. Soft illumination of these plates may be obtained by providingbetween the source of light and the plates an opal or other shade. The invention will be more fully understood from the following' description in convnection with the vannexed drawings' in which the invention is illustrated as applied to a note changer casing having two press levers, the Vnote changer mechanism not being shown as it forms no part of the present inventionv whichv as before stated, may bensed with other classes of machines. Y

igure 1 is a back view of a casing showing the mechanism forming the invention `with* the back of the casing removed. n

Figure 2 kis a side sectional elevation of a complete casing vand showing the mechanism.

Figure 3 holding the belt when a `plate is in position to prevent slipping.

According to this invention positioned in is an elevation of a device for suitable bearings actuated on eachside of the i casing are two shafts 4L, 5 arranged on above 1 the other and each ot these shafts 4i, 5 carries twosprocket wheels 6, '5, 7 7 positioned at a distance apart according to the width of the advertising medium. l

vThese sprocket wheels 6 6, 7, 7 are preferably constructed as discs provided with recesses 6a, 7a on their edges.

The advertising devices consist of a number of plates or iframes 8 containing plates 9 of glass or other material Vand ythese frames are connected by links 10, the pivotal pointsvof the linkslO at the side edges ot' the frame 8 being at aL distance froml thecornerso'f thek frame and the pivot pins extend to oiitsidethel chain oi advertising devices to formY pivot pins 11 which have a' bearing in the recesses 6a, 7:A oftheA vsprocket wheels 6, 6, 7, 7 as they are rotated.

the casing 15 or fixed bearing. The pawl 13 is provided between its ends with an arm 16 Y controllediby a spring 17 secured at one end to the casing'l 7and the other to the arm 16;

rlie other end of the bell crank lever M isconnected to one end of a link 18 pivoted at 19 to a sliding rod 2O Vcontrolled by a spring 2l. arin'20, another link 22 pivoted atl 23, the other endet the linkbeing connected to one arm of a bell crank lever 24e pivoted at 25 Atothe casing, the other arm ofthe bell crank lever being pivoted to a link 26 corinecting v a press lever y27 pivoted at 28 to the casing 15.

rllhere is one set of each of the pawls and mechanism connecting a press lever on each side of the chain oil-advertising matter.v

inside the chain and suspended from the shaft 5 is a lamp casing29 carryingk electric lamps f 30,connected upwith a switch and source Gfsiipply for illuminating the a'clverfv upon each by a hooked pawl 13 pivoted to one arm of al bell crank lever 111 pivoted at 14a to The sliding rod 2O also-carries by an tisements from the back as they are exposed, und ra sheet 31 ot translucent glass may be fitted to the casing 2t) to diffuse or soften the light.

ing the sprocket wheels in each placed position without fear ot slip after each action and for this purpose a bar 32 issecured to one side otthecasing (in the drawings a strip 33 is shown provided with bearings for carrying the sha its 4, 5, such strip boing secured to the sides of the casing) or to the strip 33 on one side only and from the ends of this bar depend two arms 34, 34 connected together at their lower end by a spring 35 and in this case the sprocket 7 next to such a device is provided with four pins 36 spaced in equalrelation with the pins 12 on the sprocket 6 so that as the sprockets are revolved the pins 36 spread the lower ends of the arms 34, 34 and when they have passed over the centre line the spring' 35 will draw thearms 34, 34 together and the arms 34 will then each bear against a pair of pins and hold the sprockets against rotation but ready for the next action.

In the upper part of the front of the casing is a glazed opening 37 immediately in front yof one of the frames or plates 8, 9 containingr the advertisements which is illuminated by the lamps 30.

Either lever 27 can operate thechainy of advertisements separately and in doing so one pin 12 will leave the pawl 13 and acting against same will push it away against the resistance of the spring 17 and the next pin 12. will ride over the nose of the pawl 13 until it passes below the hook portion of lthe pawl, whereupon the spring 17 will cause the hook portion of the pawl to enga-ge .such pin 12 for the next operation.

The action is as follows:

0n depressing the lever 27 the link 26 and bell crank lever 24, link 22, sliding rod 2t) and link 18 will actuate the bell crank 14 and pull down the pawl 13, the notch of which will acton the pin 12 then seated in,

the notch and partially rotate the sprocket 6 1t is preferred to provide a device for holdn ment has been riding over the nose of the pawl 13.

The same action occurs on the operation of either lever 27 the pins 12 sliding over the nose of the pawl of the nonoperated lever as before explained.

By connecting the links 10 to the frames 8 at a distance from the corners, the frames engage the recesses 6a, 7a in the s rockets 6, 7, theframes are kept flat for ex ibiting and during movement of the chain.

f What I do claim as my invention and deside toV obtain by Letters Patent is An advertising device comprising a casing having 'a glazed openin ,two pairs of sprocket Wheels each carried y a shaft positioned at a distance apart, an endless chain comprising members carrying advertisements, links pivoted to the members by ypivot elements at a distance from the corner on each sider edge, the pivot elements also being adapted for engagement with the sprocket wheels, the endless chain being carried between the sprocket wheels, pins projecting outwardly from two of the sprocket wheels, a spring controlledjnotehed pawl for engaging the pins on each sprocket wheel, bell crank levers pivoted to the casing and pivotally carryingthe pawls, and a spring controlled rod pivotallyk connecting the bell crank lever with operating mechanism.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand,

CHARLES SHIELDS MCINTIRE.

and thus move the endless chainof advertisements and also partially rotate the sprockets 7 for the full movement of the pawl 13 during which movement the glass 9 andV frame 8 behind the glazed opening 37 will be moved to be on the top of the sprockets 7, see Figure 2, and the following glass 9 and frame 8 will be exhibited behind the glazed opening.

During this movement the springs 17 and 21 have been put in tension.

On a release of the lever 27 the spring 21 will return the lever 27 and its connections and also the bell crank 14 and pawl 13 and assisted 'the spring 17 which at the same time positions the pawl for its notch to en-.

gage the next pin 12 which during the move 

